The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.

BishopVisigothGaulCouncil of Agde

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.

John the FearlessDuke of BurgundyAssassination of John the FearlessDauphin of FranceCharles VII of France

An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

1509 Constantinople earthquakeConstantinople

Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal

Thomas WolseyCardinal (Catholicism)

The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.

Battle of Pinkie CleughEdward VI of England

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.

Battles of KawanakajimaTakeda ShingenUesugi Kenshin

Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.

Society of JesusAjacán Mission

John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

John Smith (explorer)Council presidentJamestown, Virginia

American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

American Revolutionary WarNathan HaleContinental Army

At the Battle of St. George's Caye, British Honduras defeats Spain.

Battle of St. George's CayeBritish Honduras

The United States defeats the British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

Battle of Lake ErieWar of 1812

Simón Bolívar is named President of Peru.

Simón BolívarPresident of Peru

Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.

Elias HoweSewing machine

George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.

George Mary Searle55 Pandora

Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.

Lattimer massacrePosse comitatus (common law)Lattimer, Pennsylvania

Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

Empress Elisabeth of AustriaLuigi Lucheni

Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.

Russian Civil WarRed ArmyKazan OperationKazan

Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)CzechoslovakiaKingdom of Yugoslavia

The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.

New York City SubwayIndependent Subway System

First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium

Motorcycle SpeedwayWembley Stadium (1923)

Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.

Nyon ConferencePiracy

World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.

World War IIHMS OxleyHMS Triton (N15)Royal Navy

World War II: Canada declares war on Nazi Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.

Nazi GermanyAllies of World War II

World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.

MadagascarBattle of Madagascar

World War II: German forces begin their occupation of Rome.

At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.

1960 Summer OlympicsAbebe BikilaSub-Saharan AfricaMarathon

Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari.

1961 Italian Grand PrixWolfgang von TripsScuderia Ferrari

The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.

GibraltarGibraltar sovereignty referendum, 1967

Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.

Guinea-Bissau

A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176.

British AirwaysHawker Siddeley TridentAdria AirwaysMcDonnell Douglas DC-91976 Zagreb mid-air collision